Eastern Michigan Athletics
2008-09 Men's Track Roster
Roster
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Josh Karanja
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Canada
- High School:
- Nepean
EMU: 2009: NCAA Championship qualifier...Ran third-fastest time in the country, 50th in the world, in the steeplechase, 8:37.20, finishing second at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship to earn an automatic bid to the national championship...NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in three events, steeplechase, 5,000 and 1,500 meters...MAC Champion in the steeplechase, setting a facility (Akron) record...Earned first-teamAll-MAC honors after winning the steeple...Finished second in the 5,000 and fifth in the 1,500 at the outdoor MAC Championships...MAC Co-Most Valuable Performer outdoors after winning steeple, placing second in 5K and fifth in 1,500...Third in the 3,000 and 5,000 at the Indoor MAC Championship...MAC Track Athlete of the Week, Feb. 4, after winning the mile at the EMU/CMU/UDM/Oakland duals...
2008 XC: Won the MAC Individual Championship title, leading the Eagles to their fourth-consecutive MAC Championship (Nov. 1), earning first-team All-MAC honors for the fourth-straight year…Led the Eagles in every race during the season…Named MAC Runner of the Week for the periods ending Oct. 5 and Oct. 19…Ran his fastest 8K mark of 23:51 at the Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 3) to finish 10th…Led the Eagles at the Pre-National meet (Oct. 18), running 24:06.9, the fastest time by a MAC runner at the meet, finishing 26th in the White Division, leading the Green and White to 19th-place team finish…2008 Track: NCAA Regional qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase...Finished second in the steeplechase, third in the 5,000 meters and fourth in the 10,000 meters at the MAC Outdoor Championship (May 15-17), earning second-team All-MAC honors...Indoor Co-Most Valuable Performer after finishing second in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters and third in the mile...Second-team All-MAC...Indoor and Outdoor Academic All-MAC...2007 XC: Led the Eagles in all but one meet during the course of the season…NCAA Championship (Nov. 19) qualifier where he finished 150th, running 31:32...Top EMU and Mid-American Conference finisher at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, finishing 8th to qualify for NCAA Championships, running career-best 30:58 in the 10K...Was the team’s number two runner at the MAC Championships (Oct. 27) where he earned his third-consecutive first team All-MAC honors by placing third (24:49)…Academic All-MAC...Helped team to third consecutive MAC title…Named MAC Runner of the Week for Sept. 24 and Oct. 1…Broke 24-minute mark at Pre-Nationals (one of only two individuals to do so in the MAC)…Won the individual title at the Western Ontario Invite (Sept. 22), running the 10K course in a time of 31:52, the 11th fastest time ever at the meet...Ran 31:20 for the 10K at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31) to finish second...Placed 18th at prestigious Notre Dame Invitational(Sept. 28), running 24:20...Finished 32nd against nation’s best at Pre-Nationals (Oct. 13), running a career-best 23:56 and was the top MAC runner in his race…Improved his 8,000-meter time by 40 seconds during the 2007 season...2007 Track: Earned his second letter...Finished fifth in the steeplechase (8:44.83) at the NCAA Mideast Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championship where he finished 19th overall...Second in the steeplechase (8:57.96), 1,500 meters (3:55.19) and third in the 5,000 meters (14:45.95) at the Outdoor MAC Championship, earning second-team All-MAC honors and qualifying for regionals in the steeplechase...Second in the 5,000 meters (14:26.47) at the Indoor MAC Championship earning second-team All-MAC honors...Third in the steeplechase (9:05.52) at the Hillsdale Relays...Ran an NCAA regional qualifying time and finished fifth in the 1,500 meters (3:46.15) at the CCC Championship...Fourth in the 5,000 meters (14:12.52) at the Meyo Invite...Fourth in the 3,000 meters (8:17.98) at the Simmons-Harvey Invite...Fourth in the mile (4:08.25) at the EMU Classic... 2006 XC: Named first team All-MAC for the second straight year after finishing seventh at the MAC Championship (Oct. 28), running the 8,000 meter course with a time of 28:04.5...Ran 24:40 at the Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 29) to finish 36th...At the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11) he finished 37th with a time of 32:12.37...Finished 67th at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (Oct. 14), running 24:36...2006 Track: Earned his first letter...Placed fifth in the 1,500 meters (3:56.40) at the MAC outdoor championship…Second in the 5,000 meters (14:37.47) and sixth in the 3,000 meters (8:28.88) at the MAC indoor championship…Sixth in the 1,500 meters (3.52.30) at the Len Paddock Invite…Sixth in the 1,500 meters (3:49.83) at the CCC Championships…Fifth in the 5,000 meters (15:04.84) at the Sea Ray Relays…Third in the 3,000 meters (8:39.43) at the CMU/MSU Double Duals…Seventh in the 1,500 meters (4:02.25) at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite…Third in the mile (4:12.53) at the CMU/UDM double duals…Sixth in the 3,000 meters (8:11.59) at the Red Simmons Invite…Fourth in the mile (4:13.57) at the EMU Invite…2005 XC: Selected first-team All-MAC after placing sixth at the MAC Championship (Oct. 29), running an 8K personal and season-best of 24:47...13th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (25:03)...30th at the NCAA Regional (32:09) and 126th at the NCAA Championships (31:14)... 2005 Track: Redshirted…2004 XC: Redshirted...High School: Four-year MVP for the cross country team and MVP his senior season in track…Second at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association cross country championships…Third in the 1,500 meters (3:51.72) at OFSAA in track and fourth in the 3,000 meters his senior season…City cross country high school champion and ninth at OFSAA his junior year…Sixth in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters at the OFSAA championship and city and conference champion in the 1,500 and 3,000 his junior year…Second in the 3,000 and 1,500 at City of Ottawa Championship and OFSAA Qualifier finishing eighth in the 3,000…Member of the Ottawa Lions track and field club…Personal: Full name: Joshua Karanja…Son of Susan Wambui Karanja…Born: 6-14-84…Major: Political Science (Undergrad)/ Public Administration (Grad).
